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Been thinking about this problem. There are more and more alternatives for education but testing and credentialing are not keeping up. It's a real problem to be able to prove you know something. Where can I go to get random skills competently tested and earn my verifiable badges?

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Eric Weinstein

@EricRWeinstein

· Jul 10, 2020

I respectfully **strongly** disagree. To many of us “Learning disabled” kids w/ lousy grades & crappy teacher recommendations they are our only lifeline. True, we may struggle with them as well. But sometimes one can show a C-average student in the >95% percentile on such a test. twitter.com/AndrewYang/sta…

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Jesse Powell

@jespow

Jul 11, 2020

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is a skill you can get tested pretty much anywhere in the world these days. There's even a BJJ lineage tree to trace back the belt promotions. Would be nice if you got a digitally verifiable badge from the IBJJF too. bjjtree.com

Jesse Powell

@jespow

Jul 11, 2020

Mozilla has Open Badges. We just need a better system of testing. Maybe accredited universities can take this on for a fraction of the price of an education. Skip the class, take the test. Could be handled at scale by great TA's. wiki.mozilla.org/Badges

cryptograffiti

@cryptograffiti

Jul 11, 2020

We'll look back on this era in amazement. Whether or not you got into a class was based on if you were quick on the draw. Whether or not the teacher is good? Another crap shoot. Ridic

Jesse Powell

@jespow

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@cryptograffiti

I had a math class once that there was a massive waitlist for because the professor used a free book vs a fancy $200 new book. People actually auctioned off their seats in the class for cash to people on the waitlist. I wonder if people still use ratemyprofessors.com

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